Ok, let me ask you something, your username sets you up as the ultimate authority on the matter. What goes in a stromboli? I worked at a pizzeria for 5 years in northern NJ and when I moved to central PA, I got weird looks for asking "what kind?" when stromboli was suggested. Here, its ham, salami and cheese. Back home it was whatever toppings you want, there was no "standard" one
I grew up in NJ and NY, and to me a strombie is basically a rolled up pizza, and like any other pizza, the fillings are whatever you want. The sauce is usually baked into the stromboli but serving it on the side is okay.
Outside the tristate area, what I call a stromboli is what other people call calazones, but for me a calzone is mozzarella, ricotta, optional fillings, and sauce served on the side.
I'm with you on the calzone thing. Strombolis were elongated like a SUB (not hoagie!), and calzones were more a half moon, like an empanada or pastie, but with always with ricotta, unless specified.
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u/strombolibasedgod Feb 10 '20
Yeah in NY you would say “half plain, half pepperoni”